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Why do God allow evil to happen ?

chinu

chinu

chinu
Mostly there's a question, If God knows everything before it happens, than why do God allow evil to happen ?

What is evil ? Evil is the by-product of when we aparted from God in the beganing, or in other words the first evil came into existence when we aparted from God, or "We aparted form God" was the first evil that happened. And other evil things are the by-product of this first evil because if this first evil wouldn't have happened, than there would have no room for other evils to happen in future.

Now, why we aparted from God in the begaining ? Because we thought that there's nothing EVIL in aparting from God, And why do God allowed this first evil to happen as he already knows that its evil and it can become the reason for more evils to happen ? Because in the beganing we were one with God and tooked this decision.

Any question ? :)
 
Rainbow Mage

Rainbow Mage

Lib Democrat/Agnostic/Epicurean-ish/Buddhist-ish
Well evil is kinda subjective, but if you mean by it what humans usually mean, that which causes intense suffering- it serves to rebuild and reshape us by tearing away at the old. Its in times of evil we take another look at who we are

In hindsight many things I once called evil or unpleasant worked for good
 
chinu

chinu

chinu
Egyptian Phoenix said:
In hindsight many things I once called evil or unpleasant worked for good
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Of course evil works for Good.
As already said in the OP... why we aparted from God in the begaining ? Because we thought that there's nothing EVIL in aparting from God.

Means, we always realize evil after passing through it, and we refrain from if after passing through it, Thus, of course it works for Good, its a treatment. :)
 
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Awoon

Well-Known Member
chinu said:
If you think am aparted, that's why i cant, Than you can take help from somebody who you think is not aparted. :)
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You said we aparted from God but you can see what you are aparted from. You aint makin any sense with your aparted thread.
 
chinu

chinu

chinu
Awoon said:
You said we aparted from God but you can see what you are aparted from. You aint makin any sense with your aparted thread.
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If you already knew that at first place, than why you replied to the OP ?
I thought, you might be considering me unaparted, that's why you are asking me questions :)
 
chinu

chinu

chinu
SageTree said:
Does God create evil?
Or do we judge things that happen in this world as evil?
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We have to judge things that happens in this world as evil, and that because, evil was not made for the man, man was made for the evil, indeed. :)
 
SageTree

SageTree

Spiritual Friend
Premium Member
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Skwim

Skwim

Veteran Member
Egyptian Phoenix said:
Well evil is kinda subjective, but if you mean by it what humans usually mean, that which causes intense suffering- it serves to rebuild and reshape us by tearing away at the old. Its in times of evil we take another look at who we are
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The Nazi extermination camps being an example of beneficent evil.


SageTree said:
Does God create evil?
Or do we judge things that happen in this world as evil?
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The Christian god said he created evil. Does that count?
 
chinu

chinu

chinu
apophenia said:
Tell us about that. Please try to give as complete an answer as you can. A real answer, about your actual experience. Your usual answers are riddles which you find amusing, and that is fine. There is a place for clowning on RF after all.

But please give us a clear answer about the experience you call god.

Do 'you' see 'Him' ? This is a dualistic view of course, and you seem to be indicating that ultimately 'you' and 'god' are one Being, playing a game.

Do you mean that the experiencing itself is what you call god ?

You use this word over and over, and say things like "I see Him", but you have not so far described simply and directly what you mean by that.

Please take this opportunity to make it clear what you mean by "I see 'Him' "
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OK, if you are really very SERIOUS to know all this, than of course am also SERIOUS to tell you all this, and defineatly i can give you the satisfactory answer for all this, indeed, like.. "I see Him", i can make.. "You see Him".

And, in order to confirm your SERIOUSNESS i have few questions before, if you are ready to answer them.

But, if you are doing efforts to prove me bluffer by asking such questions, than you can consider me as bluffer in advance, because i don't think you should waste your expencive time in proving all this, very happily i accept this "Rank" given by you.
 
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BruceDLimber

BruceDLimber

Well-Known Member
Here is what I consider a more constructive approach.

Peace, :)

Bruce
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Chapter 74.

THE NONEXISTENCE OF EVIL

“The true explanation of this subject is very difficult. Know that beings are of two kinds: material and spiritual, those perceptible to the senses and those intellectual.
“Things which are sensible are those which are perceived by the five exterior senses; thus those outward existences which the eyes see are called sensible. Intellectual things are those which have no outward existence but are conceptions of the mind. For example, mind itself is an intellectual thing which has no outward existence. All man's characteristics and qualities form an intellectual existence and are not sensible.
“Briefly, the intellectual realities, such as all the qualities and admirable perfections of man, are purely good, and exist. Evil is simply their nonexistence. So ignorance is the want of knowledge; error is the want of guidance; forgetfulness is the want of memory; stupidity is the want of good sense. All these things have no real existence.
“In the same way, the sensible realities are absolutely good, and evil is due to their nonexistence—that is to say, blindness is the want of sight, deafness is the want of hearing, poverty is the want of wealth, illness is the want of health, death is the want of life, and weakness is the want of strength.
“Nevertheless a doubt occurs to the mind—that is, scorpions and serpents are poisonous. Are they good or evil, for they are existing beings? Yes, a scorpion is evil in relation to man; a serpent is evil in relation to man; but in relation to themselves they are not evil, for their poison is their weapon, and by their sting they defend themselves. But as the elements of their poison do not agree with our elements—that is to say, as there is antagonism between these different elements, therefore, this antagonism is evil; but in reality as regards themselves they are good.
“The epitome of this discourse is that it is possible that one thing in relation to another may be evil, and at the same time within the limits of its proper being it may not be evil. Then it is proved that there is no evil in existence; all that God created He created good. This evil is nothingness; so death is the absence of life. When man no longer receives life, he dies. Darkness is the absence of light: when there is no light, there is darkness. Light is an existing thing, but darkness is nonexistent. Wealth is an existing thing, but poverty is nonexisting.
“Then it is evident that all evils return to nonexistence. Good exists; evil is nonexistent.”
— Some Answered Questions, pp. 282-284
 
idav

idav

Being
Premium Member
chinu said:
Mostly there's a question, If God knows everything before it happens, than why do God allow evil to happen ?

What is evil ? Evil is the by-product of when we aparted from God in the beganing, or in other words the first evil came into existence when we aparted from God, or "We aparted form God" was the first evil that happened. And other evil things are the by-product of this first evil because if this first evil wouldn't have happened, than there would have no room for other evils to happen in future.

Now, why we aparted from God in the begaining ? Because we thought that there's nothing EVIL in aparting from God, And why do God allowed this first evil to happen as he already knows that its evil and it can become the reason for more evils to happen ? Because in the beganing we were one with God and tooked this decision.

Any question ? :)
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It wouldn't have been his decision but a choice on our part. That we are free to part is unconditional love. Is it evil to let your loved ones part?
 
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